Next in the case. Plus, officers who put their lives on the line on january 6th were at the Courthouse Yesterday for that hearing. Well bring you their reaction. And theres still one more major legal issue on the horizon for donald trump. What the georgia prosecutor is saying about that case. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 4th. Its friday, folks. We made it. Im jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. History was made in the nations capitol again yesterday where for the First Time Ever a former president of the United States was arraigned for his alleged efforts to subvert american democracy. Just a few blocks away from where he took the Oath Of Office and from where his supporters carried out an unprecedented act of violence just a few years later, donald j. Trump pleaded not guilty to four Felony Charges yesterday stemming from his actions after the 2020 election. The charges were conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to o
alike are still wanting to defend him and to rush to his side. that s because they can look at the entire justice system and try to paint it as corrupt, not just against trump, but against republicans and also against those voters who trump appeals to and those hard-right maga republicans also appeal to. now, we obviously know that that s not the case, as you were just talking about. senator graham voted less than a decade ago to confirm the judge he s now railing against, saying he s biased against former president trump and needs to be replaced. it just goes to show that no matter what trump does legally, even republicans running against him will twist themselves into binds to try not to upset him. one thing to watch, and we sort of saw this with mike pence, is weather and how the electability argument will be made in a more forceful way from other folks. as you know, former vice president pence has been saying that same line, about anyone who puts themselves ahead of the
the easy way to get your daily fiber. any conviction in d.c. against donald trump is not legitimate. so that i accusing they re charging him with the crime of taking bad legal advice. that s what this is about. they re trying to criminalize the attorney/client relationship. they re trying to criminalize exercising of the first amendment. the judge in this case hates trump. you can convict trump of kidnapping lindbergh s baby in d.c. you need to have a change of venue. you need a new judge, and we need to win in 2024 to stop this
maybe, just maybe, even if it is on the margin, as people impacted by this verdict, could be enough to tip the balance of power next november. founder of the conservative rv website, the bulwark, charlie sykes, thank you. have a good weekend, my friend. thank you. coming up on way too early, we ll show what senator lindsey graham said about the judge ampresiding over trump s latest case, the same judge he voted to confirm. eh. our legal experts discuss the key take aways on what happens next. morning joe will be a few moments away. away isn t at its best. metamucil gummies make it easy to get the fiber you need. promoting your digestive health for a better you. metamucil gummies. the easy way to get your daily fiber. (fan #1) there ya go! that s what i m talkin about! (josh allen) is this your plan to watch the game today? (hero fan) uh, yea. i have to watch my neighbors nfl sunday ticket. (josh allen) it s not your best plan. but you know what is? myplan from verizon. switc
crazy crap. that was republican senator lindsey graham weighing in on trump s latest indictment ahead of the former president s appearance in court yesterday. it s worth noting again that the judge overseeing the case was unanimously confirmed in the senate back in 2013. 95-0. one of the 95 votes belonged to lindsey graham. joining us now, new title alert. washington post writer, alexi mccammond. congratulations. thank you. glad you re with us this morning. graham made his thoughts clear on trump s indictment. what else have we heard from the republican party yesterday, particularly those vying with trump for the 2024 gop nomination? you know, as we ve seen, even with this latest indictment, his republican rivals and his allies